Author: William Shakespeare, printed from the text of Samuel Johnson and George Steevens, as last revised by Isaac Reed: Title: Macbeth; a tragedy, by William Shakespeare, printed from the text of Samuel Johnson and George Steevens, as last revised by Isaac Reed, with selected and original anecdotes and annotations, biographical, explanatory, critical and dramatic.
Description: London: Mathews and Leigh, 1807. No edition stated. 8vo, 227pp. 4 portrait plates ( of Mr Macklin, Betterton, Henderson and Mrs Pritchard). Contemporary blue paper-covered boards. The binding has been crudely rebacked with decorated paper, the edges of the boards are worn, the plates have staining to the margins, the final text page is torn and there is an inscription by a former owner. Overall a fair to good copy only.
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Price: GBP 40.00 = appr. US$ 57.12 Seller: Cornell Books Ltd.
- Book number: 13584